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| Paramount |
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| Population 2002: | 56,489 |
| Population 2000: | 55,266 |
| Area codes: | 562 |
| Elevation: | 67 feet |
| Foreign born: | 40.6% (37.3% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 4.7 square miles |
| Population growth: | +1,223 (+2.21%) |
| County: | Los Angeles |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (24.4%), Educational,health and social services (15.2%), Retail trade (11.2%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 72.3% |
| Other race: | 41.7% |
| Black: | 13.6% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 9.0% |
| Two or more races: | 4.8% |
| American Indian: | 1.7% |
| Filipino: | 1.5% |
| Other Asian: | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 47.9% |
| Never married: | 36.3% |
| Divorced: | 7.0% |
| Widowed: | 4.5% |
| Separated: | 4.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $154,300 |
| Household income: | $36,749 |
| Resident age: | 25.6 years |
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| Paramount Compared to California State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Number of rooms per house: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | above |
| Median age: | much below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 50.0% |
| Unemployed: | 11.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 7.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 2.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 848 (1480.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 690 (1204.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 405.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 321 (560.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 222 (387.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 186 (324.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 18 (31.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 5 (8.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 2.0% |
| United States: | 1.8% |
| Irish: | 1.7% |
| English: | 1.0% |